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HEALTHY LIVING HEALTHY PLANET

Peace on Earth

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y latest favorite author is 20th-century new thought leader and philosopher Emmet Fox. His piece below feels like a perfect fit in light of the world’s celebration of our planet on Earth Day this month.

Despite what seems like the most chaotic time ever in human history, through my rose-colored glasses I believe that this is the greatest time to be alive. Contrary to what sensationalistic news shows us, more people than ever are activating to bring forth a greater good. In the words of John Lennon, “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one,” and for this I am most grateful. Here’s Fox’s take on thinking big:

“Love is by far the most important thing of all. It is the Golden Gate of Paradise.

Pray for the understanding of love and meditate upon it daily. It casts out fear. It is the fulfilling of the Law. It covers a multitude of sins. Love is absolutely invincible.

“There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer; no disease that enough love will not heal; no door that enough love will not open; no gulf that enough love will not bridge; no wall that enough love will not throw down; no sin that enough love will not redeem.

“It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook, how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake; a sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all. If only you could love enough, you would be the happiest and most powerful being in the world.”

Though it may seem to be a stretch at the moment, can you imagine a world in which every person daily prayed and meditated for a greater understanding of love?

What a wonderful world to contemplate and reflect upon.

Perhaps the people of today might not see the complete fulfillment of love’s dominion on Earth, but we can live it individually on our way to realizing it collectively.

I cherish great hope for future generations finally coming together in lasting peace. Each of us today can do our part to speed that along as we open our hearts and minds to the presence and power of universal, unconditional love.

To peacefully loving ourselves, one another and Mother Earth,

Maisie Raftery, Publisher

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CULTIVATING BALANCE AND RESILIENCY FOR BETTER HEALTH

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ESSENTIAL OILS FOR A CLEAN HOME AND HEALTHY LIVING

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SLEEPING BETTER NATURALLY

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TOUCHING THE EARTH

The Healing Powers of Going Barefoot

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Dr. Iveta Iontcheva-Barehmi DMD, MS, D.Sc. Dr. Iontcheva-Barehmi is an accomplished dentist and specialist in Periodontics and Implants. She has a firm belief that our bodies are very intelligent. All the body organs and systems are interconnected and related to each other (the teeth and the mouth are part of and related to the whole body).

Our bodies are perfect self-sustainable systems, capable of self-healing and self-regeneration.

Dr. Iontcheva-Barehmi has expertise in the areas of Biological, Physiological Dentistry and Integrative Periodontal Medicine and Implants, Lasers and Energy Medicine.

Miracle Bite Tabs™ (MBT) Miracle Bite Tabs™ (MBT) and and Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) are used to treat Dental Distress Syndrome. Your teeth and jaws are an extension of your brain and spinal cord. Any imbalances caused by improper alignment of the jaw can play a major role in pain syndromes and chronic diseases.

Head and Neck Pain Management Scenar, a non-invasive treatment device, is the only real time biofeedback device that will find what is wrong with your body and stimulate self-healing through electro stimulation and “conversation” with the control systems of the body (CNS Integrative Periodontal Medicine-Periodontal Spa The majority of the dental and periodontal procedures in Dr. Iontcheva-Barehmi’s office are laser assisted. She has Biolase MD, the most versatile laser, which can be utilized to work with the gums and the teeth, implants and root canals. The discomfort is minimal to none and the healing is speededup. The procedures are often combined with a low level laser and Scenar, which give additional boost to the healing and removing discomfort.

Vitamin C electrophoreses is a unique method used in Europe to prevent recession, boost collagen synthesis, support and increase the blood circulation leading to firming the gingiva and discontinuing the signs of aging and bleeding. It is part of the integrative protocol for treatment and prophylaxes of periodontitis.

Zirconia Solution to Titanium Implant If you are allergic or sensitive to other metals Bio-ceramic (zirconia) implants might be an option for you. Dr. IontchevaBarehmi is certified to place zirconia implants, you don’t need to travel to Europe anymore.

Ozone Treatment Ozone is a powerful oxidizer and kills effectively bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites.

Oxygen ozone therapy can be applied as an adjunctive therapy in treatment of periodontitis (periodontal disease), in arresting and reversing carious lesions in initial stage, reversal of initial pulp inflammation in deep carious lesions, treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity. The methods applied are efficacious with no toxicity or side effects.

Perio-Protect Dr. Iontcheva-Barehmi is certified to use the Perio-protect methodone of the best prophylactic methods for periodontal disease, and subsequently for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some other conditions.

Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry Your amalgam fillings contain not only poisonous mercury but they cause cracks in your tooth structure and can lead to tooth loss. Defective amalgam fillings are removed safely following the IAOMT protocol, Including spa treatments for detoxification and the newest form of noninjectable Vitamin C with comparable absorption.

Anxiety and dental phobias are rarely experienced in the Dr. Iontcheva-Barehmi’ s practice.

Meditation, breathing techniques, homeopathy, EFT technique, hypnotherapy are all used, so you can be comfortable and love coming to your dentist.

To schedule your comprehensive exam and share the excitement of a healthy smile call:

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Transformation Through the Art of Breema

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his upcoming weekend retreat at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Movement from April 20 to 22 will provide a fulfilling entry into Breema’s philosophy, self-care exercises and bodywork. Taught by the Director of the Breema Center, Jon Schreiber, DC, and Matthew Tousignant, MA, CMT, the workshop is Jon Schreiber an opportunity to learn a distinctive approach to establishing a true body-mind connection.

Participants will use nurturing touch, tension-relieving stretches and rhythmic movements to catalyze ongoing and revolutionary changes in their relationship with themselves, other people and all other aspects of their lives. As the mind, feelings and body become more unified, harmonious and natural, participants can begin to discover the real meaning of health—harmony with existence and a greater potential to live a more purposeful and meaningful life.

As suggested by the subtitle, Building Connection and Presence, the workshop is appropriate for health practitioners that plan to apply what they learn with patients or clients, and for anyone else that wants to enhance their own self-care or to practice with family and friends. All are welcome to participate in this floor-based practice.

Continuing education credits are available for massage therapists and social workers.

Cost: $250 plus lodging. For more information, call 510-428-0937 or visit Breema.info/kripalu. See ad on page 11.

Annual Spring Health and Wellness Show Inspires Healthy Living

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xperience free health screenings, sample and buy healthy lifestyle products, and connect with local health and wellness professionals at the 2018 Health and Wellness Spring Show. Hosted by Events by Walter Perlman, the event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 8, at the Waltham Westin Hotel. “It’s a chance for people to learn ways to relax and

enjoy life more,” says Perlman.

The event features at-home-care specialists, chiropractors, dentists, financial health experts, health coaches, life coaches, massage therapists, reiki masters, eye doctors and nutritionists, among other practitioners. Attendees will also have the chance to learn about brain rebooting, compounding pharmacy, cryotherapy, EFT tapping, essential oils, flotation therapy, juicing, memory improvement, nutritional response testing, raw foods, skin care, supplements, tai chi, yoga and more.

Cost: $5. Location: 70 Third Ave., Waltham. For more information, call 508-460-6656 or visit HealthAndWellnessShow.net. See ad on page 9.

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Tour Green Homes at Green House Festival in Brookline

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others Out Front, a grassroots group of mothers and other caregivers working to ensure a swift, complete and just transition away from fossil fuels and toward clean and renewable energy, has organized a green home tour from noon to 3 p.m. on April 8, in Brookline.

This is an open house event in which everyone is welcome to visit homes that have adopted solar electricity, electric cars, induction stoves, heat pumps and other clean technologies. Homeowners will be available to answer questions and there will also be activities for kids.

This event is part of a larger Climate Week event organized by Mothers Out Front. Run by moms and caregivers on a volunteer-led basis, these events are their answer to all the backpedaling and climate denial at the federal level. “We’re taking local action to inspire other families and residents to take meaningful action in their own homes and create change from the ground up,” says volunteer Amy Traverso.

Cost: Free. Location: Multiple sites. Map is available at GreenHouseFest.org.

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Finding Inner Peace Through Meditation

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inding Inner Peace Through Meditation is a free public lecture and guided meditation to be presented by a monastic disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda from 7 to 8 p.m., April 20, at Old South Church of Boston. The talk is part of a weekend-long event hosted by the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF), founded in 1920 by Paramahansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi and subject of the documentary AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda.

Brother Satyananda, a long-time SRF monk who presently resides at the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine in Pacific Palisades, California, where he serves as minister in charge, will give the lecture. The event includes meditation technique classes for those that sign up for the SRF lessons.

Cost: Free. Location: 645 Boylston St., Boston. For more information, call 617-776-9664, email bmg.of.srf@gmail.com or visit BostonMeditationGroup.com.

Emerging Trends in Wellness Conference Brings Together Top Industry Leaders

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ellness Workdays’ fifth annual Emerging Trends in Wellness Conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 11 and 12, at Lombardo’s Conference Center, in Randolph.

Participants will learn about the latest research, developments and trends in well-being through informative and interactive sessions.

The conference will bring together top industry leaders to share their visions and insights about corporate wellness, nutrition, health promotion and entrepreneurship. Speakers will be from Optum, New Balance, Harvard Medical School, EBS, Rockland Trust, Verywell and Engagys. Attendees will gain insights and strategies from nationally recognized health and wellness experts with in-depth knowledge and real-world experience. Individuals in health, wellness and nutrition consulting will get tips to help grow their business. Human resources and benefits professionals will get practical strategies to improve employee well-being.

Wellness Workdays engages with employers, insurers and benefits consultants to provide the strategic direction, tools and resources required to design and deliver a comprehensive worksite wellness program that improves employee health, productivity and the bottom line. The company has earned industry recognition and several best practices awards for its clients, which include BJ’s Wholesale Club, Putnam Investments, Brown University, Cabot Corp., the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rockland Trust, Bentley University, Cambridge Trust and Harvard Business School.

With a clear focus on nutrition and a hands-on approach, Wellness Workdays is unique in the wellness industry. In 2017, Wellness Workdays developed the Best Wellness Employer certification program in collaboration with Harvard Medical School.

The program recognizes the outstanding achievements of businesses and organizations committed to creating best-in-class corporate wellness programs. Wellness Workdays is a Massachusetts company with offices in New York and Florida.

Cost: $185 one day; $345 two days. Location: Lombardo’s Conference Center, 6 Billings St., Randolph. For more information about Wellness Workdays, visit WellnessWorkdays.com.

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Marketing Tips for Small Businesses

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arteen Santerre, CEO of Soul Being, is hosting a free webinar from 4 to 5 p.m., April 12, on Marketing Tips for Small Businesses. According to the Small Business Administration, less than 50 percent of small businesses successfully make it past four years of operation. Santerre will discuss how to improve those business survival odds.

Topics covered in the webinar include spreading the word, participating in events, referral programs, marketing options, relationship building, networking and instant rapport, creating partnerships and getting involved.

Soul Being is a collective community of wellness professionals representing more than 40 therapies, while providing online tools to connect health seekers to practitioners and assist them in managing their holistic lifestyle. Located in Portland, Maine, the company is expanding into Greater Boston.

Cost: Free. Location: online. Limited space is available. RSVP via email to Wellness@ SoulBeing.com. For more information, call 207-805-1496 or visit SoulBeing.com.

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AIFF Celebrates Eighth Annual Poster Contest Competition

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rlington International Film Festival (AIFF) organizers will be holding a reception at 7 p.m., April 26, at the Arlington Friends of the Drama, to celebrate the eighth annual Poster Contest Competition, With the founding of AIFF in 2010, the first project to spin-off connecting film with the arts was the poster contest. This year, the offer to participate in the competition went out exclusively to Robert Maloney’s Experimental Illustration class at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It has been a successful partnership in which juniorand senior-level students have had the opportunity to create a beautiful portfolio piece that could help them in launching their careers.

The reception will bring together the art students with their professor, the contest judges, artists and appreciators of the arts to unveil the chosen poster winner. In addition to the poster contest, the reception is also a celebration of other art forms including poster illustrations, live music, poetry, dance and story-telling. It will also kick off this year’s international film festival, scheduled to be held November 1 to 4.

Cost: Free. Location: 22 Academy St., Arlington. For more information, call 857-209-1122, email ArlingtonFilmFest@gmail.com or visit AIFFest.org.

American Nurses Association Boston Chapter Announces Monthly Meetings

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he Boston Chapter of the American Nurses Association will begin holding monthly meetings starting April 3, at the Massachusetts General Hospital – Institute of Health Professions Charlestown. The meetings are free and open to all practitioners interested in holistic/ integrative practices.

The first meeting will be led by Alison Shaw, a registered nurse specializing in holistic and integrative healthcare.

Shaw will be giving a presentation titled Embodied Nursing: How to Find Your Ground, Move From Center and Embody Healing Presence For Self-Care and Improved Patient Outcomes.

These meetings will provide a space where holistically minded nurses and healthcare practitioners can share knowledge and skills through presentations, exchange professional and personal support, and encourage the growth of holistic/integrative practices within the local medical and healthcare community.

Cost: Free. Location: Charlestown Navy Yard, 36 1st Ave., Boston.

For more information, call 781-646-0686, email Alison@Bodymind Repatterning.com or visit BodymindRepatterning.com. See ad on page 17 and Resource Guide on page 38.

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2018 BRMI Conference Supports the Science of Self-Healing

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nderstanding, Optimizing and Maintaining the Bioregulatory Terrain, the 2018 Conference for progressive health care providers sponsored by the Bioregulatory Medicine Institute (BRMI), will be held May 10 to 12, in Louisville, Kentucky. BRMI is a nonprofit organization founded to promote the science and art of biological regulatory medicine, and to increase public knowledge of bioregulatory medicine as a wholistic and evidence-based medical system.

The conference is designed for practitioners looking for powerful ways to improve their patients’ health and advance their practices, and for laypeople looking to learn more about mind-body practices.

It will include workshops, plenary lectures and a case presentation to allow a more indepth understanding of the principles and practices of bioregulatory medicine.

Location: The Galt House, 140 N. Fourth St., Louisville, KY. Event info and ticket packages at BRMI.online/events. Special discount available for Natural Awakenings readers. Enter code NATURAL for 25 percent off any ticket package. For more information, call 508-748-0816, email Patti Rego at PRego@MarionInstitute.org or visit BRMI.online. See ad on page 15.

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Whole Grains Help Us Eat Less When overweight adults exchange refined grain products such as white bread and pasta for whole-grain equivalents, they tend to feel full sooner, eat less, lose weight and experience a reduction in inflammation, the journal Gut reports. Researchers from Denmark’s National Food Institute and the University of Copenhagen studying 50 adults at risk for Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease found that test volunteers realized these benefits by eating whole grains, and rye in particular.

Herbs Ease Polycystic Ovary Symptoms Ingesting a combination of five herbs while making healthy lifestyle changes significantly reduced symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome in a recent Australian study of 122 women published in Phytotherapy Research.

The herbs were Cinnamomum verum (cinnamon), Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice), Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort), Paeonia lactiflora (peony) and Tribulus terrestris (tribulus).

Menstrual cycles returned to normal duration for 55 percent of the women, and significant improvements occurred in body mass index, pregnancy rates, hormones, insulin sensitivity and blood pressure. Subjects also exhibited less depression, anxiety and stress.

High-Fat Diet Risks Multiple Sclerosis Relapse A high-fat diet increases the risk of relapse of multiple sclerosis in children by as much as 56 percent, reports The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. A multi-university study of 219 children also found that each 10 percent increase in saturated fat as a share of total calories tripled the risk of relapse. Inversely, each additional cup of vegetables per week cut the risk of the disease by 50 percent.

A Harvard study of 325 women undergoing fertility treatments found that those consuming the most produce high in pesticide residues, such as strawberries, spinach and grapes, were 18 percent less likely to become pregnant and 26 percent less likely to have a live birth compared to women eating the least amount of pesticide-laden produce. Study co-author Dr. Jorge Chavarro suggests that women trying to conceive should eat organic produce or low-pesticide choices like avocados, onions and oranges.

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Less REM-Stage Sleep Linked to Dementia Risk

People that get less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published in Neurology. Following 321 people over age 60 for 12 years, Australian researchers found that those that developed dementia spent an average of 17 percent of their sleep time in REM sleep, compared to 20 percent for others. It also took them longer to get to that dream-generating stage.

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Nature Videos Calm Prisoners

Maximum-security prison inmates in Oregon that spent an hour a day for a year watching nature videos were involved in 26 percent fewer violent acts compared with fellow inmates, and reported feeling significantly calmer, less irritable and more empathetic. The University of Utah study, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, states, “An estimated 5.3 million Americans live or work in nature-deprived venues. Such removal from nature can result in an ‘extinction of experience’ that can further lead to disinterest or disaffection toward natural settings, or even biophobia (fear of the natural environment). People that infrequently or never spend time in nature will be deprived of the numerous physical and emotional benefits that contact with nature affords.”

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The coastline is being destroyed right before Bostonian’s eyes. The Climate Action Business Association (CABA) is standing up to protect Commonwealth small business communities against imminent danger.

Climate Action Business Association is leading the fight against the rising sea levels that threaten all we know and love here in Massachusetts. Last month’s series of raging Nor’easters brought heavy winds, torrential snow and rain and unrelenting floods to communities up and down our coasts. Now more than ever, residents are witnessing the consequences of irresponsible environmental policies. That is why this year, CABA is strengthening its commitment to coastal resiliency and protecting the local business upon which we all depend.

CABA’s 2016 award-winning campaign for Businesses Acting on Rising Seas (BARS) transformed the way more than 500 coastal businesses respond to climate change. Building on this momentum, CABA is preparing to launch the second BARS campaign this summer. It is working to harness the power of their student ambassadors, the next generation of climate leaders, to arm more than 1,000 businesses with the tools and resources necessary to be prepared and resilient in the face of global warming. To find out more about our previous BARS campaigns, visit cabaus.org.

Distributed Power Energy Users Control Own Supplies

Some municipalities spend between 20 and 40 percent of their annual budgets on the energy needed to operate wastewater treatment plants. The city of Thousand Oaks, California, has transformed their biggest energy user into an energy generator. Across the U.S., energy users of all sizes are taking control of their power supply and relieving stress from the grid. That’s the idea behind distributed energy. Atlantic Re:think and Siemens have partnered to explore this burgeoning energy revolution. View a video at Tinyurl.com/TheThousandOaksSolution.

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Window-Like Solar Cells Could Power 40 Percent of U.S. Needs

Solar energy is now the cheapest form of new energy in dozens of countries, with record-setting solar farms being built worldwide. Researchers have been investigating ways to make transparent solar panels that resemble glass that could be used as window panels at the same time as converting the light that shines on them into electricity.

“Highly transparent solar cells represent the wave of the future for new solar applications,” explains materials scientist Richard Lunt, Ph.D., from Michigan State University. “We analyzed their potential and show that by harvesting only invisible light, these devices have the potential of generating a similar amount of electricity as rooftop solar while providing additional functionality to enhance the efficiency of buildings, automobiles and mobile electronics.”

As reported in Nature Energy, his team has developed a transparent, luminescent, solar concentrator that looks like clear glass, covered in small, organic molecules adept at capturing only ultraviolet and near-infrared wavelengths of light. The visible light that enables human vision isn’t obstructed, so we can see through the cell. If scaled up to cover the billions of square feet of glass surfaces throughout the U.S., it could potentially supply about 40 percent of our country’s energy needs.

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France Welcomes Beleaguered Climate Researchers

French President Emmanuel Macron awarded 18 climate scientists from the U.S. and elsewhere millions of euros in grants to relocate to his country for the rest of Donald Trump’s presidential term. Macron’s “Make Our Planet Great Again” grants are meant to counter Trump’s intent on the climate change front following his declaration to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord.

One winner, Camille Parmesan, of the University of Texas at Austin, who is working at an experimental ecology station in the Pyrenees charting how human-made climate change is affecting wildlife, says that in the U.S., “You are having to hide what you do.”

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Mobile Trashpresso Turns Trash into Tiles

UK furniture and design company Pentatonic has invented the Trashpresso, a solar-powered, mini-recycling plant that transforms plastic waste into usable architectural tiles.

Pentatonic doesn’t use raw goods that create excess waste because they are committed to using materials for their products that incorporate some element of recycling, says co-founder Johann Bodecker. They want their products to be reusable, too, so they don’t use glues, resins, paints or formaldehydes to create them, a philosophy that influences all company decisions.

The Trashpresso can be used in off-the-grid places where traditional recycling plants would be impractical. It sorts, shreds and compresses trash into plastic fibers to create fully formed tiles. The invention has attracted the attention of companies that want to reduce their own contribution to plastic waste and ocean pollution. Starbucks UK, for example, has commissioned Pentatonic to turn their coffee shop waste into furniture, including bean bag chairs produced from plastic bottles and cups.

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Save Wild Horses Campaign Update

The Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget again calls on Congress to lift long-standing prohibitions on the destruction and slaughter of wild horses and burros. The budget seeks to cut approximately $14 million of the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse and Burro Program by selling as many as 90,000 federally protected American mustangs for slaughter to avoid management costs and supply foreign markets with horsemeat.

So far, citizens have held the line in favor of America’s iconic equine heritage. As Congress discusses appropriations for 2019, we must continue to press our senators and representatives to stand with the 80 percent of Americans that demand protection for these animals.

Make your voice heard today via the online form at Tinyurl.com/Save WildHorsesNow.

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Arbor Day More Vital Now than Ever

The 147th annual Arbor Day on April 27 encourages tree planting worldwide to replenish lost tree cover including trees wiped out in the recent fires in California and hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico. The Arbor Day Foundation (ADF) is committed to providing 5 million trees in these areas alone. More than 3,400 U.S. communities will participate as an ADF Tree City. Visit Tinyurl.com/USATreeCityDirectory for a current list and criteria for new communities to apply.

The ADF Alliance for Community Trees (ACTrees.org) supports tree-growing programs for 200 nonprofit member groups nationwide via funding, information sharing and forging helpful connections. Trees are much more than aesthetics, says Program Manager Dana Karcher, who most recently welcomed Community Greening, in Delray Beach, Florida, and Outdoor Circle, in Hawaii, into the fold. “Trees clean the air, are a habitat for animals, retain storm water and more.” An affiliated nonprofit program online at NeighborWoodsMonth.org encourages tree planting each October.

Billings, Montana, earned the latest Arbor Day Celebration Award after 12 elementary schools there engaged in environmental education stations and 180 volunteers planted and pruned trees. Other recent biannual award winners included California’s ReLeaf program and the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum.

The need was great even before the world’s forests lost 73.4 million acres of tree cover in 2016, a 51 percent increase over 2015, due to poor forest management, climate change-driven drought and fires, says Global Forest Watch.

Hopeful global signs: The largest-ever tropical reforestation project in the Brazilian Amazon aims to plant 73 million trees in the next six years on 70,000 acres. A New Zealand participation goal for the Billion Trees Planting Programme targets planting 100 million trees annually for a decade. In July 2017, volunteers in Madhya Pradesh, India, planted 66,750,000 tree saplings in 12 hours, exceeding the previous record by Uttar Pradesh of 50 million in 24 hours, as part of India’s reforestation pledge of 2 billion new trees by 2030.

A $10 annual ADF membership fee includes 10, six-inch-tall seedlings to plant or to donate to a national forest. Karcher’s paramount planting tip: “Dig the hole twice as wide and the same depth of the root ball. If it’s too deep, it’ll suffocate. Give roots space to grow.”

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Cultivating Balance and Resiliency for Better Health

by Andrew Weil

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Is it better to savor and relax, or restrict and worry?

ood health can be defined as a positive state of dynamic balance and wholeness, one that supports optimal functioning in any environment.

Anyone that practices tai chi or yoga can attest that balance requires focus and effort.

By extension, the same is true regarding optimal health. Extremes of effort—too little attention to health or overdoing it—can tip us out of balance and negatively impact resiliency, the ability to bounce back from challenge. Moderation may not be exciting, but it is the most reasonable way to cultivate balance and resiliency, especially in making lifestyle choices that can help prevent disease and optimize health.

Of course, you want to avoid toxic activities, such as smoking and excessive alcohol intake, but you should also go for positives. Meals should give you satisfaction and pleasure—you need not sacrifice taste and enjoyment to eat healthy fare. Over time, gently incorporate aspects of Mediterranean, Asian and other cuisines that help control inappropriate inflammation—the root cause of most serious chronic diseases.

Steer clear of the latest, greatest fads, as restrictive diets rarely work, and go for informed eating plans that can be very effective. Intermittent splurges are fine, even important (high- quality dark chocolate, yum!) provided they are truly occasional and that portions are not excessive. Don’t be swayed by marketing hype, especially regarding vitamins and supplements that promise everything under the sun. Let common sense be thy guide, and learn some of the

science at the upcoming Nutrition & Health Conference right here in Boston, April 30 to May 2.

Extremes of exercise can also be harmful. Too little and the proven benefits on the cardiovascular system, metabolism and mood aren’t enjoyed; too much and immunity can be impaired, or an injury can occur. Some people develop an unhealthy relationship with exercise that borders on compulsion, a pattern incompatible with balance. Hold to a regular program of moderate activity and trust the wisdom of the body. Some discomfort after exercising can be expected, but persistent or significant discomfort is not normal; it signals the need

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for rest and perhaps medical assessment.

Most people know that inadequate sleep over time—less than five to six hours per night—contributes to weight gain, diabetes and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, yet few know that too much sleep (more than nine to 10 hours each night) is also potentially harmful. Aim for seven hours and create some space in your calendar for rest and stress-management practices. Explore techniques never tried before, perhaps yoga or meditation. Don’t overdo the classes since once the basics of the class are learned, there is as much benefit from practicing at home.

For most of us there is more than enough to worry about without adding concern over whether we are doing enough to promote health and well-being. Start slowly, set reasonable goals and proceed gently.

This approach best supports resilience and dynamic balance, the core components of optimal health.

Dr. Andrew Weil is the author of many scientific and popular articles and 11 books and cookbooks including Mind Over Meds: Know When Drugs Are Necessary, When Alternatives Are Better and Fast Food, Good Food: More Than 150 Quick and Easy Ways to Put Healthy, Delicious Food on the Table. He is the program director and a featured speaker at the annual Nutrition & Health Conference, taking place this year in Boston, April 30 to May 2, at the Boston Westin Waterfront. For more information, visit NHConference.org. See ad on page 3.

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ssential oils are aromatic liquid extracts derived from various plant parts such as flowers, leaves, twigs, barks, roots and rhizomes. Essential oils naturally occur in plants to attract pollinators and to repel potentially harmful insects and animals. They are part of the defense system in plants. In the human body and in the home, essential oils also act as an effective defense system.

Most essential oils are composed of antimicrobial, antiseptic and/or insecticidal constituents. One of the advantages of using essential oils, or aromatherapy, for healthy living is that they can be applied in a plethora of ways around the home and for personal care.

Aromatherapy diffusers or candles can give the home a pleasant smell or can lift one’s mood, while simultaneously purifying the air of unwanted odors and health hazards from pets, mold, mildew and rotting food.

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The spread of contagious viruses, such as those causing the common cold and influenza, can be prevented through aromatherapy.

Diffusing is the best way to affect mood when feeling sad, anxious, stressed or low energy, as essential oils go directly to the limbic system (the part of the brain involved in behavioral and emotional responses) via the olfactory nerve once they are inhaled through the nose. Inhalation of diffused oils can result in instantaneous changes in mood and energy. Peppermint is a wonderfully refreshing scent that can be used to boost mental stimulation in the morning or afternoon, while lavender makes a great soothing and relaxing scent to help calm and prepare the body for a deep, restful sleep. Citrus oils such as lemon and grapefruit will brighten the day when motivation is lacking and spirits are low.

When it comes to cleaning the home, there are many applications for essential

oils. Adding a little vinegar and a blend of essential oils such as lemon and pine to hot water creates an effective, natural and safe way to clean floors without resorting to toxic chemicals that could be harmful to people and pets. A spray bottle with water, a small amount of liquid dishwashing detergent, borax and lavender or eucalyptus makes an excellent way to clean countertops and tables. Applying undiluted peppermint, citronella, lemongrass and/or cinnamon oils around holes, cracks and crevices is a simple, easy and effective way of deterring unwanted house pests such as ants and mice.

There has been an increasing demand for aromatherapy and natural body care products in recent years. Lip balm, bath salts, soap, toothpaste, moisturizer, shampoo and conditioner with essential oils can be found in many retail stores. Essential oils enhance the scent and the therapeutic benefits of these products. For example, tea tree is used in shampoos to alleviate dandruff. Geranium makes an excellent natural deodorant. Myrrh helps to heal wounds quickly and lavender is used to reduce scarring. When safer, natural alternatives that contain therapeutic essential oils are so readily available, there is no need to ingest synthetic and potentially harmful products.

Michael Dell’Orfano is a registered aromatherapist and licensed acupuncturist at Life Qi Holistic Medicine located at 150 Wood Rd., Ste. 403, Braintree. LifeQiMedicine.com.

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Healthy Climate, Healthy People Why a Warming Planet is Harming Our Health

amantha Ahdoot’s son Isaac was 9 years old when he collapsed from the heat while playing clarinet at band camp. It had been a record-hot summer following a mild winter and early spring, and Dr. Ahdoot, an Alexandria, Virginia, pediatrician, had already noticed a string of unusual cases: A toddler had contracted Lyme disease in the once tick-free region of Northern Maine. A teenager had suffered an asthma attack in February, a full month before she usually started taking allergy medicine. A displaced grade-schooler from out of town arrived traumatized after fleeing a hurricane-ravaged home with her family. But it wasn’t until she saw her son laying on a gurney in the emergency room with an IV in his arm that she fully connected the dots.

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changed a lot since I was kid. But it really didn’t hit home until that day that climate change could affect my health and the health of my children personally,” recalls Ahdoot. “I realized it would be a betrayal of my duty as a pediatrician to sit back and do nothing about it.”

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Ahdoot, now a vocal climate change activist, is among a growing number of healthcare professionals that have begun to reframe climate change not as a concern for elsewhere or the future, but as a pressing U.S. public health issue today.

In one recent survey of 1,200 allergists, 48 percent

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said climate change is already affecting their patients a “great deal” or a “moderate amount.” In another survey of lung specialists, 77 percent said they were seeing patient symptoms grow more severe due to worsening climate-related air quality.

In a sweeping review published last October in The Lancet medical journal, a team of healthcare professionals proclaimed that the human symptoms of climate change are “unequivocal and potentially irreversible,” noting that since 2000, the number of people in the United States exposed to heat waves annually has risen by about 14.5 million, and the number of natural disasters annually has increased 46 percent.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also begun to weigh in with a Climate-Ready States and Cities Initiative to help local health departments brace for everything from the hazardous air quality associated with more forest fires to the spread of vector-borne diseases like Zika and West Nile as the range and season of mosquitoes and ticks expands.

Meanwhile, groups like the newly formed and expansive Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, to which Ahdoot belongs, are being proactive. Its doctors are greening their offices, swapping cars for bikes, buses or carpooling, lobbying lawmakers and encouraging their patients to undertake measures to prevent the problem from worsening. In the process, they say, they might even improve their own health.

“We want the public to understand that climate change is not just about polar bears or receding glaciers in the Arctic, but also about our children and our health here and now,” says Ahdoot.

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Flora and Fauna Issues

During the past century, average temperatures have increased between 1.3 and 1.9 degrees Fahrenheit, with annual increases accelerating in recent years as 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017 all set records for ambient heat. Such rising temperatures, combined with increased rain and record-high atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, can have a significant impact on plants—both those that irritate or nourish us, says Howard Frumkin, a medical doctor who co-authored the Lancet report and teaches environmental and occupational health sciences at the University of Washington, in Seattle.

Wild, allergy-inducing plants like ragweed and poison ivy are flourishing.

Poison ivy is growing faster, larger and more toxic as excess carbon prompts it to produce more of its rash-inducing compound, urushiol. “We are seeing the season for ragweed productivity expanding, with pollen levels rising higher and earlier and lasting longer by several weeks,” advises Frumkin. In 2016, residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota, endured a ragweed season that was 21 days longer than in 1990. Other, desirable crops, like grains, do worse in hotter carbon-rich climes, producing less protein and other nutrients, Frumkin notes.

Meanwhile, bugs are thriving, with longer seasons and wider ranges in which to reproduce. Mosquitoes’ capacity to transmit dengue fever—the world’s fastest-growing mosquito-borne illness— has risen by 11 percent since 1950, more than half of that just since 1990, according to the Lancet report. Further, the tick that carries Lyme disease is now present in 46 percent of U.S. counties, up from 30 percent in 1998. “My physician colleagues used to treat two or three cases a month during tick season,” says Dr. Nitin Damle, a physician at South County Internal Medicine, in Wakefield, Rhode Island. “Now each of us sees 40 to 50 new cases each season.”

Five Steps to Take Today

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Swap tailpipes for pedals:

Bike or walk instead of driving, especially for distances of less than two miles, which comprise 40 percent of all car trips. A study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found that if everyone did this in just 11 cities in the Midwest, not only would carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fall, but it would extend 1,300 lives and save $8 billion in healthcare costs due to better air quality and less sedentary lifestyles.

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Eat less red meat: Produc-

ing red meat results in five times more climate-warming emissions per calorie than chicken, pork, dairy or eggs, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. It also creates 11 times more emissions than the production of potatoes, wheat or rice. Eating less red meat can also decrease an individual’s risk of certain cancers.

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Encourage hospitals and doctors’ offices to go green: The healthcare system is respon-

Heat Pollution

Rising heat can also aggravate lung conditions because it promotes the production of ozone, a major lung irritant. With prolonged heat often come wildfires. When one burned for three months in North Carolina in a recent summer, researchers discovered that residents of counties affected by the smoke plume showed a 50 percent increase in emergency trips due to respiratory illness.

Like Isaac, more kids are ending up in hospitals due to soaring temperatures, with U.S. emergency room visits for heat illnesses up by 133 percent between 1997 and 2006. Ahdoot recalls a young football player from Arkansas that showed signs of weakness and fatigue during practice, but wasn’t treated right away. He ended up with heat stroke, kidney failure and pulmonary edema and ultimately required kidney dialysis. “Every summer now, I see the impacts of increasing temperatures and heat waves on kids,” she says.

Climate change can also impact mental health, according to a recent review by the American Psychological Association.

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sible for about 10 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, according to a recent study by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine, in New Haven, Connecticut. Boston-area hospitals recently slashed their overall emissions by 29 percent in five years.

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Plant more trees: As they grow, trees remove carbon dioxide from the air. Being around green space has also been shown to boost mental and cognitive health.

Show compassion: Americans,

per capita, emit six times more CO2 than the global average, according to research by Jonathan Patz, a medical doctor who directs the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In a TED Talk, he observed that U.S. lower-income populations and those in developing countries are often hit hardest by gaseous emissions. “Those most vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change are often the least responsible,” he says. “Doing something about this is a matter of compassion.”

Exposure to natural disasters can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. Plus, according to research institutions including the University of California, San Diego, and Iowa State University, chronic heat, especially at night, can interfere with sleep and even lead to aggressive behavior.

Then there’s the worry about what to do about it, and whether it will be enough.

“When you talk with people about what is affecting them, climate is definitely one of the things stressing them out,” says Thomas Doherty, Psy.D., a psychologist in Portland, Oregon. “There’s a sense of mystery and powerlessness around it that weighs on people.”

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Mona Sarfaty, a family physician who is now director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, attests that 69 percent of Americans are aware that climate change is occurring, and more than half agree that human activities are at least partly to blame. Yet only a third April 2018

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believe it could ever harm them personally. “So much of the early focus was on the receding glaciers and the penguins,” she says. “People today still think it will affect ‘those other people over there,’ but not them.”

She agrees with the recent focus on imminent health issues, and is encouraged that

a growing number of healthcare professionals feel it’s their duty to inform their patients about climate change to mobilize action.

“When you talk about climate change not only in terms of the health impact it has on individuals and families, but also in terms of the real-time benefits of taking action against it, people are a lot more interested in

doing something,” says Sarfaty.

For instance, shifting to clean energy sources like wind and solar instead of coal can effect better air quality and easier breathing now. Cycling or walking to work rather than driving can reduce carbon emissions, boost feel-good brain chemicals and keep weight in check. Writing letters to editors or attending rallies to urge lawmakers to pass climate-friendly policies can not only fend off the anxiety and depression that comes with feeling helpless, but also effect real change.

Ahdoot is taking these steps now. She has solar panels on her roof, is assisting the local hospital to reduce its carbon footprint, takes public transportation to work and encourages her kids to walk whenever possible. “I don’t feel powerless at all. I feel empowered and optimistic,” she says. “The more we know, the more we are moved to act. We can all do something small every day to protect our climate.”

Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer in Boulder, CO. Connect at LisaAnnMarshall.com.

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hemical flame retardants can be found in mattresses and upholstered furniture, especially those containing polyurethane foam, and chemical flame retardants can come with potential health risks. Exposure to some retardants has been linked to cancer, endocrine disruption, cardiovascular disease, cognitive delays and decreased fertility. Babies and children are especially at risk due to their still developing bodies.

The good news is that several mattress manufacturers have figured out how to meet federal flammability standards without the need for toxic flame retardant chemicals or chemical flame barriers.

They use materials that are naturally flame resistant, such as wool.

At The Organic Mattress, a family-owned specialty sleep store, people will find mattresses made from natural and organic ingredients, including organic cotton, wool and natural latex made from the sap of rubber trees. The Organic Mattress sells more than 12 mattresses from top natural and organic brands, including Naturepedic, Sleeptek, Vispring, Savvy Rest and Green Sleep.

Recently, the store began exclusively retailing the Sage Sleep Collection, which is manufactured in Michigan, made with organic cotton, wool from the U.S. and natural latex, with a hand-tufted spring option for a more traditional feel. The Organic Mattress makes its own pillows, from cotton, wool, shredded latex and kapok, a plant-based fiber that looks like wool, feels like silk and has the familiarity of a down pillow. The company also sells wool and latex mattress toppers and organic cotton sateen sheets and duvets from South Carolina. It makes a point of sourcing as much U.S. made product as possible.

Customers are assisted by showroom staff members that understand the mechanics of sleep. Staff will help couples identify a mattress set-up that best suits each individual for his or her half of the bed, to promote comfortable, natural and healthy sleep for both. All bedding, Naturepedic EOS mattresses, Savvy Rest mattresses and Sage Sleep mattresses ship for free to addresses in the continental U.S. The company offers complimentary White Glove delivery and set-up, as well as old mattress removal and recycling for deliveries within 50 miles of the store, and for purchases over $995 before tax. The Organic Mattress delivers mattresses throughout New England, as well as to New York City, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.

The showroom is located at 348 Boston Post Rd., Sudbury. Learn more online at TheOrganicMattress.com. See ad on this page.

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healing ways

“Inflammation is intimately linked to most chronic and aging-related diseases,” says Gaétan Chevalier, Ph.D., a visiting scholar at the University of California, San Diego, who has conducted multiple grounding studies.

“Grounding seems to be nature’s way to reduce inflammation.”

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Touching the Earth The Healing Powers of Going Barefoot

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elanie Monteith, of San Diego, California, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 24 and plagued by symptoms for 14 years. Simple daily tasks became challenging. She relied on walking aids and walls to keep from falling.

Eventually, she quit her job. Every day tested her survival skills. Then, in late 2017, Monteith tried grounding and it changed her life.

Grounding, also called Earthing, refers to the discovery of major health benefits from sustained contact with the Earth’s natural and subtle electric charge. Recent research published in the Journal of Inflammation, Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal, Neonatology and Health indicates that grounding stabilizes the physiology in many ways, drains the body of inflammation, pain and stress, and generates greater well-being.

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soil, gravel, stone and sand. If this isn’t practical, special grounding mats and pads are available online for convenient indoor use while sitting or sleeping; people with compromised health often benefit from more time being grounded.

The activity restores a primordial electric connection with the Earth that has been lost with modern lifestyles. We wear shoes with insulating, synthetic soles and live and work elevated above the ground. These overlooked lifestyle factors may contribute to increasing global rates of chronic illnesses. Grounding revitalizes us, akin to charging a weak battery, because our bodies operate electrically and our movements and thoughts are based on electrical signals. We are bioelectric beings.

Eighteen years of grounding research in a variety of indoor settings, plus grassroots feedback from around the world, clearly show that our bodies operate more effectively when grounded. We sleep better, have less pain, more energy and even look better. Here are some of the documented benefits.

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Thick, sludgy blood is a common feature of diabetes and cardiovascular disorders. Several grounding studies have demonstrated a significant decrease in blood viscosity and enhanced blood flow. “Grounding represents a potent circulation booster; a simple, yet profound preventive and therapeutic strategy,” says integrative cardiologist Dr. Stephen T. Sinatra, of Manchester, Connecticut, co-author of the book Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever!

Decreased stress

Tracy Latz, a medical doctor and integrative psychiatrist in Mooresville, North Carolina, has found, “Patients with anxiety issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and depression, often benefit from grounding.”

Improved vagus nerve function The vagus nerve connects with and regulates key organs, including the lungs, heart and intestines. In one study, doctors at the Penn State Children’s Hospital, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, grounded hospitalized premature infants and documented improved vagal function that could potentially boost resilience and reduce complications. “These babies have a lot of health challenges,” observes Dr. Charles Palmer, former chief of the center’s division of newborn medicine. “It seems that they are more relaxed when grounded.”

More research is needed.

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Reduction of chronic inflammation

In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.

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Within a few months of grounding both day and night, Monteith’s disease symptoms receded dramatically.

Her balance and stability improved when standing and walking. She sleeps more deeply and has more energy. An eye issue for which there is no drug subsided. She says her health continues to improve and she looks forward to living each day.

Troy Baker, a recovery consultant for special populations and chief program officer of the nonprofit Adapt Functional Movement Center, in Carlsbad, California, who has been overseeing Monteith’s exercise training schedule, has observed a reduction in the effects of multiple sclerosis since she started grounding. “Her body is more fluid, not as stiff. She moves much better, with increased energy and stamina.”

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Martin Zucker, a former Associated Press correspondent, has written about alternative medicine for 40 years and is co-author of the book Earthing.

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless. ~Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Food that goes to landfills emits greenhouse gas at a rate of half a pound of CO2 per pound of organic material. lions of beneficial soil microbes and fungi. These micro-organisms symbiotically interact with plants to increase nutrient uptake. Overall, compost will grow plants that are more resistant to drought, disease and pests, plus more nutritious for us.

COMPOSTING The Recycling of Nature

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any of us conduct the practice of recycling every day. We know that by separating out metals, glass and cardboard that these materials can turn into new products.

This minimizes the consumption of our natural resources and allows us to lower our environmental impact. But what about moldy bread, rotten fruit and spoiled fish? There is a better process to handle these to protect nature as well, and it’s by practicing composting.

In essence, composting is recycling of nature for organic materials (things that were once alive). With composting, materials undergo a process of transformation where they change from something perceived as garbage into a nutrientrich, biologically abundant soil that can transform even sand into fertile soil for growing the freshest food.

The benefits of composting are numerous. When we make the conscious

decision to put something back towards the soil we do more than enable future food. Composting takes material out of the waste stream where one of three destinations is reached. If it goes to landfill, greenhouse gas emissions occur at a rate of half a pound of CO2 per pound of organic material. If it goes to an incinerator, everything is inefficiently burned because organic material is mostly water. If it goes down a sink disposal, water consumption is increased at home and at the waste water processing facilities. None of these option helps new food grow.

When it comes to growing food, compost provides the full suite of minerals required for growth beyond your standard nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. Unlike chemical alternatives, compost provides a slow release of nutrients over time to continuously feed a plant. It is also alive, teeming with mil-

What is compostable?

Many sources will make different claims, however in simple terms every bit of material that comes from a living organism, plant or animal, can return to the soil. The leaves that dance to the ground can compost; plant trimmings from the garden, yard and house can compost; branches, twigs and tree products like paper can return to the soil; even everything from one’s plate can go into the compost as well. This includes meat, dairy, fish and shells, though some sources will express otherwise. Certain items just have special considerations to keep in mind like odors, bugs and animals.

It is also becoming easier to compost everywhere. There are options for composting some things at home (the best bins are self-built), locations where individuals can drop organic material off, and even services that provide collection right at the door. No matter what method is chosen, by composting as much as we possibly can, we create a future that will be greener, fuller and brighter for everyone.

Adam Jankauskas is the founder of City Compost. His mission is to eliminate hunger and liberate the food system for all to partake in the vast abundance that nature can provide (if we change our ways). For more information, visit CityCompost.com. See ad on page 35 and Resource Guide on page 37.

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hiatsu School of Vermont, one of two schools certified in the U.S. to offer Zen-style shiatsu certification, is offering a one-year Certified Practitioner Program starting this September. Participants attend a four-day weekend intensive each month for 12 months, plus a final two-day session, to attain a total of 400 hours of classroom experience. Certification also requires 100 hours of independent online study.

Zen Shiatsu is a deeply relaxing and healing form of bodywork therapy that works on four levels of the body: the muscles and tendons, the internal organs, the emotional landscape and spiritual integration. Shiatsu has the same range of benefits as acupuncture and massage and is achieved entirely through touch. Techniques include abdominal assessment, joint rotations, stretches, rocking, and finger and palm pressure.

Unique to the Zen Shiatsu is the assessment through the Hara, the life energy center, physical center of the body and the essence of the person. The Hara is located in the abdomen and centered around the navel. Zen Shiatsu practitioners use the Hara to assess the condition of the 12 meridians which carry the life energy supporting the necessary life functions on physical and metaphysical levels. This assessment is used to decide upon a specific approach to the client’s treatment.

Shiatsu is done fully clothed on a comfortable mat on the floor or on a massage table. It is a meditative practice which brings healing to both the practitioner (giver) and the client (receiver). Through touch the giver becomes a role model and directs the receiver’s attention and his ability to repair and heal his own body while in a parasympathetic state. The goal is to connect the spirit on all levels, bringing the giver and the receiver into a state of peace and harmony.

The 2018-19 Zen Shiatusu training schedule is as follows: October 5 to 8, November 9 to 12, December 7 to 10, January 4 to 7, February 8 to 11, March 8 to 11, April 5 to 8, May 3 to 6, June 7 to 10, July 5 to 8, August 2 to 5, and September 7 and 8. Class time is 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., each day. The sessions are held in Brattleboro, Vermont, a 2½-hour drive from Boston, and students will receive a stipend toward Airbnb housing. Certified massage therapists need only attend three-day weekend intensives, Friday to Sunday, to accumulate 330 hours of classroom experience. Individuals can learn more about the school and register at ShiatsuVT.org.

Shiatsu School of Vermont is located at 24 High St., Brattleboro, VT. For more information, call 802 246-0877 or email ShiatsuVT@gmail.com. See ad on page 9.

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Nature’s Remedies How Animals Self-Medicate

by Sandra Murphy

Every species embodies a solution to some environmental challenge, and some of these solutions are breathtaking in their elegance. ~Linda Bender, Animal Wisdom: Learning from the Spiritual Lives of Animals

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rom birds and elephants to dolphins, animals, whether by instinct or learned behavior, have discovered ways to cope with parasites, pests, aches and pains. This science of self-medication is called zoopharmacognosy (zoo for animal, pharma for drug and cognosy for knowing). At home, a dog or cat that eats grass is practicing it to eliminate parasites or hairballs.

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clay to eat as a supplement. First thought to help remove toxins from their bodies, clay adds needed sodium to their diet, researchers now believe.

A pregnant elephant in Kenya’s Tsavo Park was observed by ecologist Holly Dublin, Ph.D., to travel miles to find a tree not normally eaten. Four days later, the elephant gave birth. Dublin discovered that Kenyan women make a drink from the same leaves and bark to induce labor.

While studying Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) in the Sabangau peat swamp forest in Central Kaliman-

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tan, Indonesia, primatologist Helen Morrogh-Bernard, Ph.D., of the University of Exeter, UK, observed an orangutan chew the leaves of a plant that were not part of its usual diet until it formed a lather. The orangutan spit out the leaves and used the lather much like humans apply a topical pain reliever.

While animals have been known to eat certain plants when ill, hers may be the first sighting of an animal creating a salve. Nearby villagers grind the leaves to make a balm for sore muscles and inflammation. Morrogh-Bernard believes humans learned this topical application from apes and passed it down through the generations.

In the Red Sea, bottlenose dolphins rub against bush-like gorgonian corals covered by an outer layer of antimicrobial mucus that may protect them from infection, according to dolphin researcher Angela Ziltener, of the University of Zürich, Switzerland.

“It’s amazing how much we’ve learned, but forgotten,” says Ira Pastor, CEO at Bioquark Inc., in Philadelphia, a life sciences company developing biologic products to regenerate and repair human organs and tissues. “We live with other organisms which from a health and wellness perspective are much further advanced than humans. No other species tries to cure with any single solution. Nature employs multiple options.

We’re not appropriately imitating nature yet. We need to do more.”

Cindy Engel, Ph.D., of Suffolk, England, author of Wild Health: Lessons in Natural Wellness from the Animal Kingdom, says, “Animals rely on plants to provide them with the essentials of life, making their health intimately dependent on plant chemistry to provide everything they need to grow, repair damage and reproduce.”

She continues, “Wild animals carry diseases that affect livestock and humans. It’s sensible to explore why they’re successful in fending off the worst effects in order to find ways to improve our own health, instead of just trying to eradicate the disease. We can learn from behavioral self-help strategies animals employ.” Accomplishing this is more

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We feel the answers for the future will be found in the past, not in chemical factories. ~Ira Pastor

difficult than ever, she believes, because today’s severely shrinking habitat makes it hard to find truly wild animals and plants.

“Over the last 100 years, we’ve done a horrible disservice to all life by destroying habitat and exploring only a small percentage of what nature has to offer,” agrees Pastor. “As patents expire, pharma has to change. It’s important to develop botanicals. We’re advised to vary our diet and exercise, yet take the same dose of the same pill daily. We’ve studied dead organisms under microscopes, but living organisms, even as small as microbes, can communicate helpful positive reactions.”

Western medicine has strayed from what nature offers to keep us healthy.

Now is the time to take care of both the planet and all living beings on it. “We’ve discarded thousands of years of evidence,” says Pastor. “We cannot destroy the bounty of possibilities.”

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MSPCA Angell Animal Medical Center 617-522-7282 Angell.org

Woburn Animal Hospital 781-933-0170 WoburnAnimalHospital.com

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TUESDAY, APRIL 3 American Holistic Nurses Association: Boston Chapter Meeting – 5-7pm. First monthly meeting.

Embodied Nursing: How to find your ground, move from center and embody healing presence.

All healthcare professionals welcome. AHNA membership not required. Free. MGH- Institute of Health Professions, Charlestown Navy Yard, 36 1st Ave, Charlestown. 781-646-0686.

BodyMindRepatterning.com.

Live a Life of Happiness Hypnosis Seminar – 6:30-8pm. Happiness is a choice. Enjoy a group hypnosis session designed to encourage and inspire you to enjoy a happy, optimistic life. Donations accepted. The Tam Center for Healing, 15 Cottage Ave, 5th Fl, Quincy. 781-340-2146. Hypnosis.ws.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 Free Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Information – 6:30-8:30pm. Cindy Gittleman, Certified MBSR teacher and founder of Sunrise Mindfulness, leads a free information session about the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program developed by Jon KabatZinn.program. Skin to Soul, 800 W Cummings Park, Ste 3950, Woburn. 978-657-7730.

SunriseMindfulness.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 6 Women’s Qi Cultivation – Apr 6-8. With Susan Krieger. Learn a holistic qi practice that creates vitality, beauty, balance and nutritional health. Explore ways to feel empowered in any circumstance, and to strengthen your physical, mental and spiritual self. Eastover Estate & Retreat Center, 430 East St, Lenox. 866-264-5139.

Eastover.com.

Book Discussion: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night – 6:30pm. Read the book before coming to discuss it with other avid readers. Free, advanced registration required. Boston Center for Adult Education, 122 Arlington St, Boston. 617267-4430. bcae.org.

Healthy Living Conference & Expo: Mind, Body & Spirit – 10am-6pm. An inspirational conference and expo featuring highly respected well-prenuers from all over New England. Offers attendees a healthy dose of self-exploration and fun as they wander the exhibit hall and learn about holistic natural health, fitness, chiropractic, physical therapy, yoga, healing, jewelry, nutrition, reiki, massage and much more.

Free. The Hotel 1620, 180 Water St, Plymouth. 508615-9805. MyHealthyLivingExpo.com.

MONDAY, APRIL 9 New England Pie: History Under a Crust – 7-8pm. Take a bite out of the history of pie and pie-making in New England with author Robert Cox. Coffee and pie provided for the audience.

Free. Winchester Public Library, 80 Washington St, Winchester. 781-721-7171. WinPubLib.org.

Reiki-Infused Yoga Nidra Workshop – 7:309pm. In this workshop, begin by exploring the samskaras that are most present in your life, create a sankalpa (a vow or conscious intention to support and abide by your highest truth) and then drop into a full 45-min yoga nidra experience. $30/preregistration, $40/day of. Revolution Community Yoga, 537 Massachusetts Ave, Acton. 978-2745596. YogaActon.com.

TUESDAY, APRIL 10 BEMER Workshop – 7:15-8:15pm. Bemer is designed to improve circulation supporting the body’s natural self-regulating processes.

It enhances cardiac function, physical fitness, endurance, strength and energy, concentration, mental acuity, stress reduction and relaxation, and sleep management. Limited space. Free.

Newton Chiropractic & Wellness Centre, 383 Elliot St, Ste 250, Newton. RSVP: 617-964-3332.

WellAdjusted.com.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11

mark your calendar Emerging Trends in Wellness Conference

SUNDAY, APRIL 8 Reiki Level 1 Training & Certification – 9am7pm. Learn to care for yourself and others with reiki, a practical mind-body-spirit healing and meditation practice for all of us with challenges both big and small. Learn the traditional Japanese reiki meditations, how to practice hands-on healing of self and others, the reiki principles, reiki history, and how reiki promotes mindfulness and resilience on all levels of your being. Comprehensive course manual. CEUs for nurses, social workers and LMTs. $150. Brenner Reiki Healing, 324 Central St, Newton. 612-244-8856. BrennerReikiHealing.org.

Wellness Workdays, a leading provider of worksite wellness programs, hosts its 5th annual conference. The 2-day event brings together some of the greatest minds in the corporate wellness industry to share their vision and insight about what’s best and what’s next in employee health and well-being.

Health and Wellness Spring 2018 Show – 10am3pm. Relax. Unwind. Get free screenings. Buy and sample products. Talk with local experts in the health and wellness industry. $5. Waltham Westin Hotel, 70 Third Ave, Waltham. 508-460-6656.

HealthAndWellnessShow.net.

Lombardo’s Conference Center, 6 Billings St, Randolph. 781-741-5483.

WellnessWorkdays.com.

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8am-5pm • April 11-12 Cost: $185/1 day, $345/2 days

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Healing Chronic Illness with the 10 Natural Laws – 6-8:30pm. Naturopathic practitioner, Dr Dickson Thom, will discuss the bioregulatory approach to healing chronic diseases. $15/ advance, $20/door. Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St, South Yarmouth. More info: PathtoVibrantHealth.com. Tickets: DrThomCC. EventBrite.com.

9-Session Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program – 6:30-9pm. Meets on Wed. Cindy Gittleman, Certified MBSR teacher, leads this program developed by Jon KabatZinn. Includes instruction in mindfulness meditation practices and concepts, gentle mindful stretching, group discussions, daily home practice assignments and materials, including 4 guided mindfulness practice recordings. $495. Skin to Soul, 800 W Cummings Park, Ste 3950, Woburn.

978-657-7730. SunriseMindfulness.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12 Spiritual Qigong Healing – Apr 12-15.

Healer and psychiatrist, Dr. Paul Hannah, is a compassionate teacher and a lifelong, humble student. In this workshop he will teach students about soul qualities, meridian acupoints, energy blockages, radiant qigong breathing and more.

Eastover Estate & Retreat Center, 430 East St, Lenox. 866-264-5139. Eastover.com.

mark your calendar Free Webinar: Marketing Tips for Small Businesses Limited space available. Topics: Spreading the Word: participating in events, referral programs, marketing options; Relationship Building: networking and instant rapport, creating partnerships, getting involved. Soul Being is a collective community of wellness professionals representing 40+ therapies

4-5pm • April 12 Cost: Free 415-279-0941. RSVP: Wellness@SoulBeing.com. SoulBeing.com.

Healing Chronic Illness with the 10 Natural Laws – 6-7:30pm. Renowned naturopathic practitioner Dr. Dickson Thom will discuss the bioregulatory approach to healing chronic diseases. $15/advance, $20/door. Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson St, Providence. 508-748-0816. Info & tickets: Give.

Classy.org/DrThom. MarionInstitute.org.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13 John Hancock Sports and Fitness Expo – Apr 13-15. Runners seminar series, exhibits by 200 of

the running industry’s top companies, shopping and bib pickup for the Boston Marathon. Free.

Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Ave, Boston. BAA.org.

to Winchester’s own Richard Sweeney, co-founder of Keurig, Inc. Free. Winchester Public Library, 80 Washington St, Winchester. 781-721-7171.

WinPubLib.org.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 20

Explore the Traveling Tidepool – 1-3pm. The New England Aquarium visits and brings all kinds of creatures from New England waters. Free.

BCYF Curtis Hall Community Center, 20 South St, Jamaica Plain. 617-635-5195.

MONDAY, APRIL 16 Patriot’s Day – Celebrate the holiday by participating in events all across the city. For details on many of them: Boston-Discovery-Guide. com/Patriots-Day-Schedule.html.

Boston Marathon – 9am. Watch from anywhere along the route, finish line on Boylston St. baa.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17 The Incredible Dr. You Workshop – 7:158:15pm. This first of 2 workshops breaks down the basics of Network Spinal Analysis, the method of chiropractic used at Newton Chiropractic. Get more out of your adjustments and enlighten yourself on just how incredible your body is at healing itself.

Free. Newton Chiropractic & Wellness Centre, 383 Elliot St, Ste 250, Newton. RSVP: 617-964-3332.

WellAdjusted.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19 Start Up, Start Over: A Conversation about Adversity, Invention and Creativity – 7-8pm. Jack Beatty, News Analyst for WBUR’s On Point, talks

mark your calendar Transformation Through BREEMA

Timeless, yet down-to-earth and practical, Breema uses nurturing touch, tension-relieving stretches, and rhythmic movements to catalyze ongoing and revolutionary changes in your relationship to yourself, your life and other people. As your mind, feelings and body become more unified, harmonious and natural, you begin to discover the real meaning of health and harmony with existence and a greater potential to live a more purposeful and meaningful life.

Friday, 7pm to Sunday, 5pm April 20-22

Cost: $250 510-428-0937 Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, 57 Interlaken Rd, Stockbridge.

510-428-0937. Breema.com.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 21 Acupuncture Relaxation – 9am-1pm. Relax, find relief and rest with community acupuncture. It’s a quiet environment, group setting with affordable prices. Taking insurance for further treatment, if covered. 18+ yrs’ experienced practitioner. Free first visit. Joy Community Acupuncture, 335 Boylston St, Ste J3, Newton Centre. 617-5100559. JoyCommunityAcupuncture.com.

Mastering Meditation – Apr 21-22. 10am-3pm.

Dive deep into heart-center meditation; instruction suitable for beginners and experienced meditators.

Sunday builds on Saturday. Preregistration suggested. Free. Easy Does It Movement Studio, 19 Mystic St, Arlington. 617-299-0970. Register & more info: FreeMeditationBoston.org.

SUNDAY, APRIL 22 Free Introduction to Reiki – 10am-12pm. An overview of reiki, an ancient hands-on healing art to reduce stress, relieve pain, facilitate healing and personal growth. Pre-registration required. Free.

Arlington Reiki Associates, 366 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington. 781-648-9334. ArlingtonReiki.com.

Reiki Level 1 Certification – 10:30am-5:15pm.

Learn the history and principles of reiki, the traditional reiki hand positions for self-healing, the traditional reiki hand positions for healing others, how to engage and disengage with the reiki energy, basic chakra anatomy and using reiki in the chakras, “byosen” or “scanning” techniques and more. $150/pre-registration. Revolution Community Yoga, 537 Massachusetts Ave, Acton.

978-274-5596. YogaActon.com.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25

mark your calendar Healthy Eating for a Healthy Mind

Using the art of food as medicine. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and how diets have a great impact. After her son was born with multiple nutritional challenges including maldigestion, malabsorption and celiac disease. Jeanned’arc Haddad sought natural and alternative ways to heal her son’s gut and therefore begin healing him as a whole not just by treating symptoms.

She trained in Functional Nutrition and BioIndividual Nutrition. She is committed to teaching the concept that a good foundation is necessary in order to have good health.

April 25 • 7-8pm

Cost: Free 978-263-3901 Acton Pharmacy, 563 Massachusetts Ave, Acton.

978-263-3901. ActonPharmacy.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26 2018 AIFF Award Winner – 7-10pm. A reception to celebrate the 8th annual Poster Competition.

AIFF is more than a film festival, it is a celebration of the arts as this special evening promises. The reception will celebrate several art forms from an exhibition of all poster illustrations, live music, poetry, dance, and story-telling, bringing together the art students with their professor, the contest judges, artists and appreciators of the arts.

Arlington Friends of the Drama, 22 Academy St, Arlington. More info: afdtheatre.org.

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philosophy. With knowledgeable teachers, discuss and experience practical, modern applications of these healing practices. Free. Eastover Estate & Retreat Center, 430 East St, Lenox. 866-264-5139.

Eastover.com.

Spring Open House at Groton Wellness – 11am-3pm. Free family fun including holistic spa treatments, meet practitioners, medical demonstrations, tour new spaces, seminars, vendors, café, samples, specials, raffles, kid’s activities, petting zoo and bounce house. Free.

Groton Wellness, 491-495 Main St, Mill Run Plaza, Groton. 978-449-9919. GrotonWellness.com.

Meditation, Music & Mantra – 7:30-8:45pm.

Immerse yourself in meditation. Sing/chant with us (or simply listen) and feel meditation resonating deep within. Pre-registration required. Free. The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington.

617-299-0970. FreeMeditationBoston.org.

SUNDAY, APRIL 29 Nutrition, Microbiome & the Root of Chronic Disease – 1-5pm. With Kathleen DiChiara, Integrated Health and Nutrition Coach/Educator and author. $34/member, $42/nonmember.

Buzzard Bay Center, 114 Front St, New Bedford.

Register: nofamass.org.

MONDAY, APRIL 30

save the date Japanese Reiki I and Animal Reiki 1 Retreat: Cultivating and Sharing Inner Peace Essential practices for mindful self-healing and sharing compassionate meditation with all creatures. Discount rates for animal rescue staff, volunteers. Open to all animal lovers.

With Kat Forgacs, Bliss Animal Reiki.

May 3-7

Cost: $420, $375 by April 1.

617-758-7496 Arlington, location given to participants.

Preregister: AboutBlissReiki@gmail.com.

Tinyurl.com/AnimalReiki1-Boston.

THURSDAY, MAY 10

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Nutrition & Health Conference

2018 BRMI Conference

Join us for 3 days of amazing food and insights on nutrition and healthful living from researchers, clinicians, educators and chefs.

Our goal is to provide health practitioners with an understanding of the central role of nutrition in health and healing, and to provide a scientific basis for the integration of nutrition and medicine in order to practice preventive and therapeutic nutritional medicine.

World Qigong Tai Chi Day 2018 – 10am-6pm. A day of free presentations, demonstrations and miniclasses offered by nationally recognized leaders of Tai chi, qigong, Chinese medicine and Eastern

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Cost: $894 Westin Boston Waterfront, 425 Summer St, Boston. Register: NHConference.org.

Join the Bioregulatory Medicine Institute for Understanding, Optimizing, and Maintaining the Bioregulatory Terrain, a conference for progressive health care providers who are looking for powerful ways to improve their patients’ health and advance their practices and laypeople looking to learn more about mind-body practices.

May 10-12

508-748-0816 Ticket packages vary, see website; Special discount for Natural Awakenings readers, Enter code NATURAL for 25% off any ticket package.

The Galt House, 140 N Fourth St, Louisville, KY. More info & tickets: BRMI.Online/Events.

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daily Quincy Market History Tour – Learn about Quincy Market’s central and ever-evolving role in Boston’s history. Meet guide by Pulse Café on South Market St. Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 4 S Market, Boston. 617-523-1300. Available dates and times: FaneuilHallMarketplace.com.

Free Tour of Symphony Hall – 4:30pm select weekdays. Also 3:30pm select Sat. Join volunteers on a behind-the-scenes tour and hear about the hall and the history and traditions of the famed musicians and conductors. Boston Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston. For available dates & times: 617-638-9390. bso.org.

sunday Celebration Service – 10-11:15am. Meditation, 9:45am. Service followed by fellowship. Free. Center for Spiritual Living of Greater Boston, 50 Dudley St, Cambridge. 617-947-2743. CSLBoston.org.

SoWa Vintage Market – 10am-4pm. Designers, collectors, appreciators of the beautiful and unusual love this market. A cool, urban, vintage flea market featuring fresh vintage and designer finds every week. Free. SoWa Vintage Market, 450 Harrison Ave, Boston. SoWaVintageMarket.com.

Kirtan: The Music of Spirituality – 7-9pm. 2nd Sun. Charlie Braun’s music is a creative outpouring of reflective melodies, sweet harmonies, inthe-groove rhythms and the space in between.

Donation. Eastover Estate & Retreat Center, 430 East St, Lenox. 866-264-5139. Eastover.com.

monday Anxiety and Panic Support Group – 5:30pm.

1st Mon. A group designed to offer a place where people with common interests and experience can meet. People who have been through, or are going through, a similar circumstance can do more than sympathize with you, they can relate to what you are going through and keep you from feeling alone.

Free. Washington St, Newton. 617-849-3198.

UCanBeFearFree.com.

tuesday Noon Concerts on the Freedom Trail – 12:15pm.

Stop by to hear a 30-40-min concert. Performers vary each week and perform a wide variety of music ranging from jazz to folk, medieval to modern. $5 suggested donation. King’s Chapel, 64 Beacon St, Boston. 617-227-2155. Kings-Chapel.org.

EasYoga – 6:30-8pm. Relax, re-energize, revitalize. Walk-ins welcome. First class free, $15/

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session. The Well Street Station, 62 Mt Auburn St, Watertown. 617-923-1440. WellStreetStation.com.

Open Meditation – 7-8:15pm. A supportive environment with 45 mins of shamatha sitting.

Appropriate for all levels with several breaks and a brief inspirational video. Free. Rigpa Boston, 24 Crescent St, Ste 308, Waltham. 619-906-4291.

RigpaBoston.org.

Mental Wellness: The Science & Solutions – 9-9:30pm. Join Amare Global for a live webinar as we discuss the science behind the gut-brain connection and natural solutions for addressing the mental wellness epidemic. Free. Pamela Pearson: 978-877-6122. For webinar details: PamelaEPearson@yahoo.com. Amare.com/10054.

wednesday Ton Ren Healing Class – 9-10am. Release blockages to restore the body’s natural healing ability. Powerful distance healing method developed by Tom Tam, LAc, utilizing acupoints and the unconscious universal commonality.

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Donations accepted. Portal Crystal Gallery, 489 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington Center, Arlington.

857-928-0513. TongRenStation.com.

Museum of Fine Arts Free Wednesdays – Free admission after 4pm. MFA, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston. 617-267-9300. mfa.org.

Endometriosis Sommerville: An Endometriosis Support Group – 6-7pm. New support group for endometriosis survivors to thrive in community.

Free or donation. More info: Facebook.com/ EndometriosisSommerville.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Weekly Meeting – 7-8:30pm. Free 12-step program for food addiction. There is a solution. Do you, or someone you know, struggle with issues with food, weight or body image? Weekly meetings open to anyone. Free. St. Brigid’s Parish Center, 1995 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington. 617-610-3748.

FoodAddicts.org.

Let’s Laugh Today Laughter Yoga – 7:308:30pm. 1st Wed. Any age and any level of physical ability can enjoy this unique exercise of laughter and clapping combined with gentle

breathing that brings more oxygen to the body’s cells. Free. Meetinghouse of the First Universalist Society, 262 Chestnut St, Franklin. 508-660-2223.

LetsLaughToday.com.

Public Open Night at the Observatory – 8:30pm, Spring/Summer; 7:30pm, Fall/Winter. A chance to come observe the night sky through telescopes and binoculars and see things you otherwise might not get to see. Held most Wed evenings throughout the year, weather permitting. Space limited, reservations recommended. Free. Coit Observatory at Boston University, 725 Commonwealth Ave, Boston. 617-353-2630. bu.edu.

thursday Mental Wellness: A Deep Dive with Q&A – 2:30pm. Join Amare Global’s live webinars and deep dive into mental wellness topics like stress, ADHD, brain fog, fatigue, low energy, sleep and more with Q&A. Free. Pamela Pearson: 978-8776122. For webinar details: PamelaEPearson@ yahoo.com. Amare.com/10054.

Free Night at the ICA – 5-9pm. The Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave, Boston.

ICABoston.org.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Meeting – 7-8:30pm. Are you having trouble controlling what you eat? A 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia. Free. Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Johnson Conference Room, 170 Governor’s Ave, Medford. 617-583-2901.

FoodAddicts.org.

SRR Thursday Night 4.06 Miler – 7:15-8:15pm.

It may be raining. It may be hot or cold. The SRR Thursday night run will happen every week, no matter what. Free. Casey’s Bar, 171 Broadway, Somerville. SRR.org/Events/Thursday-Night-Race.

Observatory Night – 7:30-9:30pm. 3rd Thurs.

A non-technical lecture and telescopic observing from the observatory roof if weather permits. Free.

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden St, Cambridge. 617-495-7461. CFA. Harvard.edu.

friday Watertown Mall Walking Club – 9am. Meet the club leader near Carter’s. Start with stretching exercises followed by a walk through the mall.

Occasional guest lectures. Free. Watertown Mall, 550 Arsenal St, Watertown. 617-926-4968.

Watertown-Mall.com.

Second Fridays – 5-8pm. Free with admission at the MIT Museum on the 2nd Fri each month.

Mingle with friends in the unique galleries and see some of the latest research coming out of MIT. MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge.

617-253-5927. MIT.edu/museum.

SoWa First Fridays – 5-9pm. 1st Fri. Over 60 galleries south of Washington St and at the Artist’s Guild, nearby businesses and restaurants open their doors to give you a chance to experience the vibrant South End arts community. Free. Start at 450 Harrison Ave, follow gallery lights around the neighborhood. SoWaBoston.com.

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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Community Reiki Clinic – 7-8:45pm. 1st Fri. Receive a 30-min reiki session by appt. Appointments start at 7pm, 7:35 & 8:10pm. If you have been curious about reiki, schedule a session. $15. Brenner Reiki Healing, 324 Central St. Auburndale. 617-2448856. BrennerReikiHealing.org.

ACIM TALKS – Talks based on A Course in Miracles streaming live every Wednesday night with ongoing access if you can’t listen live. Hosted by Marianne Williamson. Marianne.com.

saturday

OFFICE ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST – Seeking candidate that is honest, hardworking, good with computer, team player, pleasant personality, fast learner able to accept direction.

Bhvana’s Wellness Group: 774-242-2112 or BhavnaSrivastava@BhWellnessGroup.com.

EasYoga – Thru Apr. 9am. Relax, re-energize, revitalize. Walk-ins welcome. First class free, $15/ session, $95/8 wks. The Well Street Station, 62 Mt Auburn St, Watertown. 617-923-1440. WellStreet Station.com.

Family Gym – Thru Apr 14. 10-11:30am. A free play program for families with children ages 3-8. Drop-in, no pre-registration required.

Caregiver participation required. Held at 3 BCYF Community Center locations: Blackstone, Holland & Madison Park. 617-635-4923. More info: neu. edu/healthykids/for-families.

The Marketplace at Simpson Spring – 10am2pm. Includes farmers, bakers, artisans and local entrepreneurs. Stop in to browse or take in our featured entertainment, local authors, educational seminars and lecturers. 719 Washington St, South Easton. SimpsonSpring.com/saturday-market.

Let’s Laugh Today Laughter Yoga – 11am12pm. 2nd Sat. Any age and any level of physical ability can enjoy this unique exercise of laughter and clapping combined with gentle breathing that brings more oxygen to the body’s cells. Free.

Unitarian Church of Sharon, 4 N Main St, Sharon.

508-660-2223. LetsLaughToday.com.

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401-314-6752. SpringhillStatuary.com.

SELF-STUDY A COURSE IN MIRACLES – A unique, universal, self-study, spiritual thought system that teaches that the way to love and inner peace is through forgiveness. ACIM.org.

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ACUPUNCTURE GROTON WELLNESS

Quan Zhou, LicAc, Nutritionist 493-495 Main St, Groton 978-449-9919 GrotonWellness.com Helping patients return to health with acupuncture, ear therapy, cupping, guasha and acupressure, Quan’s expertise lies in the areas of chronic and acute pain, allergy, digestive conditions, stress related problems, headaches, migraines, anxiety, depression, neurological disorders, respiratory issues, supportive treatment for cancer, fertility, reproductive health, women’s health and difficult-to-treat conditions in conventional medicine. See ad, page 2.

APPLIED KINESIOLOGY CENTRAL SQUARE HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Kristine Jelstrup, CMFT, CBK, LMT 126 Prospect St, Ste 5, Cambridge, 02139 617-833-3407 Kristine@CentralSquareHealthAnd Wellness.com CentralSquareHealthAndWellness.com

SYMMETRY NEURO-PATHWAY TRAINING Dianne Kosto, Founder & CEO 132 Central St, Ste 205A, Foxboro 844-272-4666 Dianne@SymmetryNeuroPT.com SymmetryNeuroPt.com

Natural solutions to ADHD, autism, migraines, memory loss and mental fatigue do exist.

SYMMETRY is helping families increase grades in school, become more productive at work, manage emotions with calmness and security, and regain their health. Book a free consultation at MeetMe.so/DianneKosto.

Kim Childs 1025 Mass Ave, Arlington, MA 02476 617-640-3813 Kim@KimChilds.com KimChilds.com Need help clarifying and realizing your desires? Asking “What’s next?” or “How do I get started?” Kim is a certified life and career coach specializing in Positive Psychology, creativity, and midlife transitions, to help clients create more personally fulfilling, meaningful and empowered lives. Initial consultations are free.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY CHIROPRACTIC NEWTON CHIROPRACTIC AND WELLNESS CENTRE Julie Burke, DC 617-964-3332 Info@WellAdjusted.com

We are an integrative holistic center, with a caring team of Network Spinal Analysis chiropractors, massage therapists, Shiatsu and reiki practitioners and a Wellness Coach. See ads, pages 7 and 33.

Achieve optimal health physically, emotionally, nutritionally.

Kristine uses a form of muscle response testing to identify and clear nervous system interference, facilitating optimal health.

COACHING A COMMON THREAD COACHING James Ashton 646-262-3037 ACommonThread99@gmail.com

BRAIN TRAINING ADVANCED NEUROTHERAPY, PC Jolene Ross, PhD 781-444-9115 RetrainYourBrain.com

Specializing in Neurotherapy, an effective, drug-free treatment for: attention, behavior, emotional, and executive function problems, autistic spectrum, anxiety, depression, postconcussion, peak performance and more. See ad, page 25.

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Looking to improve an area of your life or to heal a personal/ business relationship? I can assist you in discovering a new path forward. My specialties: family dynamics, personal/work relationships and career development.

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Katryn Miller, MEd, LMT, Colon Hydrotherapist 493-495 Main St, Groton 978-449-9919 GrotonWellness.com Katryn has always held a deep desire to learn about the body and how it works. After many years of running her own business, Katryn joined Groton Wellness to help others with Colon Hydrotherapy. She holds a training certificate on the Libbe Colon Hydrotherapy Device. See ad, page 2.

INTERNAL WELLNESS CENTER

Liz Marcano-Pucillo 150 Wood Rd, Ste 403, Braintree, MA 02184 781-228-6915 Liz@InternalWellnessCtr.com InternalWellnessCtr.com Receive professional colon hydrotherapy by a national board-certified therapist using the Angel of Water system. The most comfortable and private system in the industry. See ad, page 35.

JOHNSON COMPOUNDING AND WELLNESS

COMPOSTING

Stephen Bernardi 577 Main St, Waltham, MA 02452 781-893-3870 • Fax: 781-899-1172 Steve@NaturalCompounder.com NaturalCompounder.com

CITY COMPOST

978-378-3048 Info@CityCompost.com CityCompost.com City Compost provides home composting services and custom solutions for events and organizations. All compostables including meat, dairy and paper products are accepted. 100% of the independently processed compost goes to grow more fresh food and subscribers can receive top quality, tested, compost with service. See ad, page 35.

JCW is the only sterile and non-sterile PCABaccredited pharmacy in Massachusetts. In addition to our compounding service, we offer a full range of nutritional supplements, natural products, homeopathic remedies and home health care equipment. See ad, back page.

DENTIST COMPOUNDING & WELLNESS PHARMACY

DR. IVETA IONTCHEVA-BAREHMI DMD, MS, D.SC.

1842 Beacon St, Ste 305, Brookline, MA 617-868-1516 BostonDentalWellness.com

BIRD’S HILL COMPOUNDING PHARMACY

401 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA 02492 781-449-0550 Pharmacist@BirdsHillPharmacy.com BirdsHillPharmacy.com Familyowned and -operated since 1960, we have evolved from a traditional pharmacy to a worldwide compounding and nutritional resource.

Our unique one-on-one patient consultations produce a full understanding of your health needs.

You, your physician, and one of our compounding pharmacists work as partners to ensure that you will receive the best care possible.

DINNO HEALTH

Acton Pharmacy 563 Massachusetts Ave, Acton, MA 01721 978-263-3901 Keyes Drug 2090 Commonwealth Ave Newton, MA 02466 617-244-2794 West Concord Pharmacy 1212 Main St, Concord, MA 01742 978-369-3100 DinnoHealth.com For more than a quarter of a century, Dinno Health has been a trusted provider of pharmacy services and is committed to providing the highest quality of individualized care for each customer. At our three independent pharmacies we offer prescriptions, compounded medications, medical supplies, homeopathic remedies, vitamins and vaccines. See ad, page 10.

Dr. Iontcheva-Barehmi is an accomplished dentist and specialist in Periodontics and Implants with a holistic approach to medicine and dentistry. To schedule your comprehensive exam and share the excitement of a healthy smile, call: 617-868-1516. See ad, page 6.

DIABETES PRE-DIABETES REVERSAL SHIFT WELLNESS CONSULTING 508-287-7631 or 774-275-9659 ShiftWellnessConsulting@gmail.com ShiftWellnessConsulting.com

Specializing in natural solutions to healing pre-diabetes and diabetes support. Coping and healthy living strategies.

Offering on-site workshops for businesses and organizations and individual coaching. See ad, page 23.

DIVINE HEALING BHVANA’S WELLNESS GROUP

512 Main St, Shrewsbury, MA 01545 Bhavnasrivastava@BhWellnessGroup.com BhWellnessGroup.com Call now to receive Divine healing energy to release pain from your heart, soul, body and allow for love and joy to enter your life. See ad, page 10.

EMOTION CODE GROTON WELLNESS – FAMILY DENTISTRY & ORTHODONTICS, MEDICAL, SPA, CAFÉ 493-495 Main St (Off Rte 119) Groton, MA 01450 978-449-9919 GrotonWellness.com

Groton Wellness is a vibrant center for health and healing consisting of Holistic Family Dentistry & Orthodontics, an Integrative Medical Practice, a therapeutic detoxification spa, and a clean food, farm-to-table café—all working together to provide exceptional community health care. We also offer exciting talks, cleanses, classes and events, many of which are free to the community.

Groton Wellness uses IV therapy, nutrition management, herbal medicine, bio-identical hormone balancing, EAV testing, colon hydrotherapy, acupuncture and many other holistic therapies to treat patients from head-to-toe. We have enormous success treating chronic health issues such as Lyme disease, cancer, diabetes, hormonal imbalance, mold, internal toxicity and more. See ad, page 2.

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PETER HOWE

98 Parmenter Rd, Framingham, MA 01701 508-838-1101 Info@PeterHoweHealer.com Through a mutli-modatlity approach, Peter’s practice utilizes the wisdom of ancient knowledge with the science of modern day. Addressing the person’s physical, emotional and spiritual needs that will support the client’s health or return to health.

See ad, page 25.

PAMELA PEARSON

PamelaEPearson@yahoo.com 978-877-6122 PamelaPearson.com The Emotion Code supports you in releasing trapped energies that manifest as physical problems, weight-gain, relationship and even financial challenges. Open yourself to experience more joy, love, freedom and abundance.

Call for free consult. See ad, page 7.

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ENNEAGRAM HERB PEARCE COUNSELING 617-794-7213 Herb@HerbPearce.com HerbPearce.com

Psychotherapist and Enneagram expert Herb Pearce with 38 years’ experience, works with individuals, couples and families to clarify differences and practice personalized, effective communication.

Enneagram team building workshops for groups and organizations. Author of 6 books.

GROTON WELLNESS

Irina Serebryakova, Holistic, NP 493-495 Main St, Groton 978-449-9919 GrotonWellness.com Irina is trained in holistic modalities such as weight management, whole body detoxification, nutraceuticals, essential oils, spiritual medical intuition and kinesiology. Irina’s training extends to endocrine disorders such as hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, depression, anxiety and sex hormone deficiencies. She also practices holistic gynecology, bio-identical hormone restoration, neurotherapy, endocrine disorders and ozone therapy. See ad, page 2.

HEALTH COACH HYPNOTHERAPY

YOUR WELLNESS SCOUT Kirsten Wright-Cirit 919-593-2943 YourWellnessScout@gmail.com YourWellnessScout.com

THOUGHT ALCHEMY

Rose Siple, Certified Hypnotherapist 774-991-0574 Info@ThoughtAlchemy.guru

Your Wellness Scout provides coaching, resources, and tips to set wellness goals and integrate sustainable solutions and practices without tipping the work, life, family balance.

Are you trying to change and frustrated with yourself because you can’t? Filled with stress, unable to change behaviors or attain goals, call Thought Alchemy for the change you desire. See ad on page 13.

HEALTH & WELLNESS COACH ONU

Alexia Taylor 617-939-3113 Alexia@onuwell.com An individualized approach to health. Using Functional Medicine, Positive Psychology, Mindfulness to support your path to happiness. Specializing in transforming stress, sleep problems, developing an eating plan that works for you. Live fully, well, now. See ad, page 23.

HORMONE BALANCING

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CRYSTAL SOUND HEALING/ SACRED SONG REIKI 978-897-8846 SacredSongReiki@yahoo.com SacredSongReiki.com

Services include: (John of God) Crystal Bed Healing with Crystal Singing Bowls; Sound Healing; Sound Healing with Reiki; Reiki. Release stress, reduce pain, boost your immune system, lower blood pressure, more energy, clarity of thought. sessions and appropriate referrals where necessary.

BELLA NATURAL HEALTH Dawna Jones, MD, FACOG 99 Longwater Cir, Ste 100 Norwell, MA 02061 781-829-0930 BellaNaturalHealth.com

Board-certified MD in gynecology and integrative medicine.

Hormone balancing, nutrition and detoxification are keys to optimal health. See ad, page 19.

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INTEGRATIVE VETERINARY MEDICAL CARE MASH MAIN ST ANIMAL SERVICES OF HOPKINTON Margo Roman, DVM 72 W Main St, Hopkinton, MA 01748 508-435-4077 MASHVet.com

A full-service integrative veterinary clinic offering caring and healthful options and mod- alities like acupuncture, functional nutrition, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbs, ozone therapy, surgery and dentistry. See ad, page 29.

LYME SPECIALIST PETER HOWE

98 Parmenter Rd, Framingham, MA 01701 508-838-1101 Info@PeterHoweHealer.com Lyme requires a mutli-dimensional approach. With the use of Quantum Reflex Analysis, Zyto, and nutritional support we can identify the Lyme, its supporting bacteria and remediate them.

Returning the person to one’s health. See ad, page 25.

MASSAGE NEWTON CHIROPRACTIC & WELLNESS CENTRE 383 Elliot St, Ste 250 617-964-3332 WellAdjusted.com

Deep-tissue, medical, sports, Swedish and therapeutic massage, shiatsu, reiki & hydromassage in a full-service Wellness Center also featuring chiropractic, acupuncture, Facial Rejuvenation, Facelift Acupuncture and detox footbath. See ads, pages 7 and 33.

MIND-BODY MEDICINE BODYMIND REPATTERNING

Alison Shaw APRN, LMT, CEH 109 Massachusetts Ave Lexington, MA 02420 781-646-0686 Alison@BodymindRepatterning.com BodymindRepatterning.com An innovative blend of bodycentered counseling, integrative bodywork and energy medicine to uncover and release bodymind patterns that limit your life and health. See ad, page 17.

BOSTON BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE

REIKI

1371 Beacon St, Ste 304-305 Brookline, MA 02446 617-232-2435 Ext 0 BostonBMed.com

BOSTON REIKI MASTER

Boston Behavioral Medicine promotes a holistic view of health using integrative mind-body psychotherapy, stress management, and nutritional services, and strives for the balance of mental, physical, social and spiritual well-being.

GROTON WELLNESS

Grace Ramsey-Coolidge, LMHC 493-495 Main St, Groton 978-449-9919 GrotonWellness.com

34 Lincoln St, Newton Highlands 617-633-3654 BostonReikiMaster.com Are you stressed from the pressure of your job, home life, kids or an illness? Do you want to feel calm and relaxed?

Experience reiki. Certified Reiki Master/Teacher with over 20 years’ experience in energy medicine providing pure Usui Reiki healing/relaxation sessions.

BRENNER REIKI HEALING

Grace Ramsey-Coolidge is a Heart-and Energy-Based Psychotherapist who practices process-oriented care that focuses on the interactions between the mind, body and spirit to target the root cause of issues using kinesiology and energetic medicine. A Reiki Master, she teaches meditation techniques, energetic medicine classes and chakra seminars. See ad, page 2.

NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE

324 Central St, Newton 02466 617-244-8856 Elise@BrennerReikiHealing.org BrennerReikiHealing.org Providing you with reiki healing sessions, reiki meditation, and reiki training to support you in reaching your goals of mind-body-spirit wellness and wholeness.

SPIRITUALITY PETER HOWE

GARY KRACOFF, RPH & NMD

98 Parmenter Rd, Framingham, MA 01701 508-838-1101 Info@PeterHoweHealer.com

Johnson Compounding and Wellness 781-893-3870 Gary@NaturalCompounder.com Dr. Gary Kracoff provides guidance and in-depth consultative services to find the “why” to what is happening physically and mentally, working with individuals to restore balance in the body. Specializes in customizing medications to meet individualized needs of patients, and he suggests nutritional supplements, natural products and homeopathic remedies to aid in faster healing and recovery See ad, back page.

KERI LAYTON, ND

Whole Family Wellness, LLC 29 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02116 781-721-4585 Naturopathic Medicine since 2006. Dr. Layton provide safe, effective, complementary and alternative natural therapies to achieve vibrant health in people of all ages.

Peter offers every 1st and 3rd Tuesday evening meditation at 7pm. Once a month Peter offers sweat lodge. Both are for those who seek to find awareness for the heart and soul. See ad, page 25.

TANTRA/SACRED SEXUALITY SACRED TEMPLE ARTS Sacha L. Fossa, MA, ACTE 978-309-9399 SacredTempleArts.com

Ready to radically improve your sex and love life, with or without a partner? Cutting-edge holistic sex, relationship and intimacy coaching, energy and bodywork for your sexual healing and empowerment. In person and/or Skype. See ad, page 11.

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THERMOGRAPHY METROWEST THERMAL IMAGING

Susan Shaw Saari, Lic.Ac., CCT, MEd, MAOM, Diplomate in Acupuncture (NCCAOM) 781-899-2121 Sue@Thpclinic.com, MyThermography.com A clinical imaging technique that records thermal patterns of the body to help diagnose and monitor pain or pathology in any part of the body. See ad, page 13.

WELLNESS RESOURCES BETH GARDNER

Acton Pharmacy Keyes Drug West Concord Pharmacy Bgardner@DinnoHealth.com 508-259-7851 Certified lifestyle educator and the director of health and wellness at Acton Pharmacy, Keyes Drug and West Concord Pharmacy. Beth Gardner works one-on-one with patients to help create ways to improve diet and overall health as a means for disease and illness prevention.See ad, page 10

SOUL BEING

Wellness@SoulBeing.com SoulBeing.com An expanding technology platform that connects health seekers with wellness professionals. Representing 40+ therapies in health and wellness. Online tools to manage your holistic lifestyle. See ad, page 22.

YOGA CECILE RAYNOR

Certified Alexander Technique Teacher; Certified Thai Yoga Therapist 33A Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02445 617-359-7841 OffTheMatYogaBlog.com Your yoga can release or create tension depending on the quality of your daily movements. Learn to let your postural mechanism work for you and notice excess body tension ease away on-and-off the mat.

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